March 2019
Womyn & Desire: What and Why We Want
Womyn & is a series of monthly workshops that supports the modern adult in detangling and addressing relevant challenges, by intentionally gathering with others who are interested in enriching their lives through connection. In this series, we will explore a range of topics and ask ourselves how we can know, and then honor, what we want in a culture bent on shaping, defining and controlling our desires. This 3 week series is guided by Lia Avellino, LMSW, a relational therapist who supports…
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Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy Spring 2019 Study Day
DDP Study (Half) Day: Exploring the Possibilities and Boundaries of Working with Parents in DDP FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ONLY. Please join certified DDP Trainer Courtney Rennicke, Ph.D. and DDP Consultant Leah Crane, Psy.D. in a morning breakfast session to discuss some of the most frequently asked, rich and perplexing questions about how to engage with parents with their own histories of complex relational trauma, marital difficulties, and attachment histories that appear at times to make them seem resistant to…
Find out more »January 2020
Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy Level One Training
This is a 4-day course, run in two sets of two days, approximately five weeks apart, on Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, the intervention model developed by Dr. Daniel Hughes. This approach assists therapists and other professionals to understand and effectively support children, young people and their families. In this model, theory and research in the areas of developmental trauma, attachment theory, intersubjectivity and child development are integrated to produce a therapeutic approach used for relationship development and trauma resolution. DDP recognizes…
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Adoptees Joining Together Group
Adoptees share unique layers and complexities that sometimes can only be truly understood by those who have lived them. This space is for those who would benefit from connecting to like-minded people, all navigating life’s ups and downs with this shared history. This series is designed for adult adoptees, both international and domestic. This group will be focused on coming together around the shared experience of being adopted. It is facilitated by Elizabeth Studwell, Psy.D., who herself is an adoptee.…
Find out more »Gay Men’s Therapy Group
R&A’s Gay Men’s Therapy Group is a weekly interpersonal process group developed for gay men seeking to learn how to express their vulnerabilities and feelings with others. This group is open to gay men of all ages, and participating in this group could be a great way to supplement concurrent individual or couples work. Group members have the opportunity to improve interpersonal and coping skills, practice new communication techniques in a safe environment, share their experiences of struggles common to…
Find out more »October 2020
28 Hour Online Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy Level One Training
Dates: October 14-16, 29, 30 Times: 9am-3pm each day (30 min lunch break) This is an introductory 28-hour training course relevant to professionals and therapists who have experience in communicating with and working therapeutically with children and young people and their families. It is focused on families and residential care homes when children have experienced past developmental trauma and have associated attachment difficulties. This online course runs for 5 days, 3 days and a break and then another 2 days (5.5…
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